2015 archive
If at First You Don’t Succeed . . . . 0
A Kentucky judge tries an end-around on the culture front.
As marriage is a legal contract and you are either in a contract or you’re not, this is prima facie stupid, but culture warriors will no doubt think it’s a brilliant tactic to allow them to interfere in the private lives of others.
Free Fire Zone 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., thinks it’s “game over.”
You may cringe to hear the nation’s response to the December 2012 massacre of 20 young children — six school staff members also died — at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., described in that fashion, but you can’t deny the brutal truth of the observation.
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Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Still under 300k.
(snip)
The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, climbed to 275,500 from 272,250 in the prior week.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits fell by 9,000 to 2.26 million in the week ended Aug. 22.
The number went up more than Bloomberg’s “experts” predicted, so Bloomberg’s headline writer is having the vapors. All this proves is that Bloomberg needs new “experts.”
Remember what an “expert” is: “X” is the mathematical symbol for an unknown quantity. A “spurt” is a drip under pressure. An “expert” is thus an unknown drip under pressure.
A Moment of Zen 0
The Snaring Economy 0
More on “misclassification” of employees:
Tuesday’s ruling increases the number of potential California plaintiffs in the suit that claims Uber drivers are incorrectly classified as independent contractors when they are actually employees.
In the “sharing” economy, the “sharing” is unidirectional.
Make TWUUG Your LUG 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source. Learn how to use computers to do what you want, not what someone else wants you to do.
It’s not hard; it’s just different.
What: Monthly TWUUG Meeting.
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room. See directions below. (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
When: 7:30 PM till whenever (usually 9:30ish) on Thursday, September 3.
Directions:
Lake Taylor Hospital
1309 Kempsville Road
Norfolk, Va. 23502 (Map)
Pre-Meeting Dinner at 6:00 PM (separate checks)
Uno Chicago Grill
Virginia Beach Blvd. & Military Highway (Janaf Shopping Center). (Map)
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